Complete a webquest dealing with the fictitious town of Quakeville. The residents have experienced an earthquake that has damaged property and upset the residents. The goal of the webquest is to learn about earthquakes and design a plan for the town to follow in case of another one. Click here to be directed to the website.
Click here to view some animation for the following earthquake terms and concepts:
Amplication
Asperity
Attenuation
Blind Thrust Fault
Directivity
Divergent Boundaries
Elastic Rebound
Foreshocks
Horst and Graben
Great Circles
Liquefaction
Normal Fault
Shadow Zone
Strike Slip Fault
Thrust Fault
Wave Front
Which of these concepts and terms refer to something that happened during the earthquake in Haiti and how do they apply?
Read about what happens when the earth gets all stressed out by clicking here.
One of the ways to keep people safe during earthquakes is to build structures that can withstand the force of the quake. Use your skills to see if you can build a virtual bridge that is earthquake proof by clicking here.
Complete a webquest dealing with the fictitious town of Quakeville. The residents have experienced an earthquake that has damaged property and upset the residents. The goal of the webquest is to learn about earthquakes and design a plan for the town to follow in case of another one. Click here to be directed to the website.